单词 | platitudinism |
释义 | platitudinismn. Banality in speech or writing; = platitudinarianism n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes > common habit of platitudinism1859 platitudinarianism1873 1859 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 590/2 This statement may be accepted in extenuation of the inevitable platitudinism down the gently inclined plane of which I feel myself impelled to slide. 1903 Church Times 12 June 747/2 The Archbishop of Canterbury departed a little from the area of platitudinism, when..he alluded to the ‘passive resistance’ movement. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 3 Feb. 15 The demagogic platitudinism that is U2's least attractive aspect rears its head in titles like ‘Bell Of Hope’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859 |
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